A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Anthemon,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. anthemo, anthemum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. anthemo: a flower (the same as Gk. anthos,-eos; see anther); also -anthema,-atis (s.n.III) [> L. anthemum,-i (s.n.II), abl.sg. anthemo = Gk. anthemon, an herb good for calculi [i.e. kidney stones]; used by Pliny) (Lewis & Short);

NOTE: Trianthema,-ae (s.n.III) > Gk. treis + three + anthemon, flower; ends in a feminine first declension; also Cissanthemos,-i (s.f.II) = Gk. kissanthemos, “a plant similar to ivy, a species of cyclaminos (Pliny)” (Lewis & Short); Cissus,-i (s.f.) feminine gender, “from Gk. kossos, ivy; an allusion to the climbing habits of these lianas. Vitaceae (Stearn 1996); note feminine gender.

NOTE: not to be confused with the compounding suffix –anthemus, -antham-anthemum (adj.A).

NOTE: epithets in –anthemum may be either an adjective, or a noun in apposition.

Chrysanthemum, from an old Greek name, chrysanthemon, 'golden flower;'

Helianthemum, Sunflower; from Gk. helios, the sun + anthemon, flower (Fernald 1950);

Leucanthemum, old generic name, 'white flower';

Micranthemum, > Gk. micros, small + anthemon, flower;

Mesembrianthemum,-i J. Breyne, “midday flower” > Gk. mesEmbria, ‘noon,’ + anthemon, ‘flower.’ Breyne published the name ‘Mesembrianthemum.’ The name was changed by Johann Jacob Dillenius to Mesembryanthemum (“flower with the pistil in the center”) from Gk. mesos, ‘middle’ + embryon, ‘pistil,’ or ‘embryo.’ Carl Linnaus used the Dillenius spelling (with the ‘y’) in his description of Mesembryanthemum species, a change sanctioned by the ICBN (after Wikipedia, “Mesembryanthemum” Oct. 2019).